Safety and quality are the top priorities for China's transport infrastructure construction, the State Council said on Wednesday.

A strict mechanism for transport safety supervision and quality management should be established in coordination with the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), according to a statement issued by the State Council, after an executive meeting presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao.

The mechanism should cover every stage of the construction from planning, design and construction to operation, it said.